· The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood review – ‘the foremost literary enthusiast of our time’. Part memoir, part literary criticism, this beautiful, open-ended book celebrates fiction’s Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. The Nearest Thing to Life (The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University) . by James Wood. (34) $ In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood, the noted contributor to the New Yorker, has written a master class . The Nearest Thing to Life (The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University) - Kindle edition by Wood, James. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Nearest Thing to Life (The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University)/5(33).
The Nearest Thing to Life | In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood, the noted contributor to the New Yorker, has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. He argues that of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives and to rescue the texture of those lives from death and historical oblivion. In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood, the noted contributor to the New Yorker, has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. The Nearest Thing to Life is an exhilarating personal account that reflects on, and embodies, the fruitful conspiracy between reader and writer (and critic), and asks. The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood review - 'the foremost literary enthusiast of our time' To order The Nearest Thing to Life for £ (RRP £) go to www.doorway.rurdian.
The following is chapter two from James Wood’s forthcoming memoir, The Nearest Thing to Life, a blend of criticism and biography drawn from his Mandel Lectures for the Humanities. Wood’s latest collection of critical essays is The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays. He is also the author of How Fiction Works. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood James Wood at www.doorway.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The Nearest Thing to Life. James Wood. In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood, the noted contributor to the New Yorker, has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. He argues that of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives and to rescue the texture of those lives from death and historical oblivion.
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